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Weekly Digest
December 27, 2022 | |
NOTICE: JACL offices are closed in observance of Christmas and New Year's Day starting December 26th through 30th. | |
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Make a Donation to Our Holiday Campaign, "Together Again". | |
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Saturday, April 29th through Tuesday, May 2nd in Washington, DC! Established by JACL in 1984, the four-day annual leadership summit program introduces community leaders from across the nation to the national policy-making arena. Co-convened with OCA - Asian Pacific American Advocates since 1994, the JACL/OCA Washington, D.C. Leadership Conference is structured to provide a broad overview of the decision-making process at the federal level, including meetings and briefings by public officials, key policymakers who serve in Congress, the White House, federal agencies, advocacy organizations, and the media. Participants also will be briefed on legislative issues affecting AAPI communities and will examine the role Asian Pacific American civil rights organizations, such as JACL and OCA, play in affecting public policy and pursuing civil rights legislation in the nation’s capital! The 2023 program will again take place in person in Washington, DC, with the application of programmatic and government COVID-19 guidelines to promote a safe event. We will require all participants who are able to be vaccinated. Both JACL and OCA will be closely monitoring the COVID-19 numbers in the coming weeks, and if necessary may alter the program including the possibility of shifting to a virtual event, postponement, or cancellation. | | |
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Two Japanese American History Bills Pass Congress in the Omnibus Appropriations Package | |
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Although it came down to the last possible day, Congress passed the FY2023 Appropriations Bill to fund the government through September 2023. Included in the passed legislation were the Norman Y. Mineta Japanese American Confinement Education (JACE) Act and the World War II Japanese American History Network Act. It also includes $4.1655 million for the Japanese American Confinement Sites program for the federal fiscal year 2023. JACL applauds the inclusion of these two pieces of legislation that will extend funding for the JACS program and add a new education program supporting education efforts by Japanese American organizations to tell our own history. Both bills strengthen the ability of the National Park Services to share the history of Japanese American incarceration sites through historic sits both within and outside the National Park Systems. Please see the full statement issued by JACL, linked below, upon the initial announcement of the omnibus package earlier in the week. | |
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JACL Calls for Removal of Purdue University Northwest Chancellor for Racist Remarks | |
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'JACL reiterates our call for Chancellor Keon to either resign or be removed from his position of leadership at Purdue University Northwest. Anything short of his removal is an endorsement from the University for his racist actions and an insult to the university’s faculty, students, and any claims to value diversity." | |
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JACL Joins 76 Japanese and Asian American Organizations in Calling on President Biden to Establish Presidential Commission to Study Black Reparations | |
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On December 21, JACL National joined the National Nikkei Reparations Coalition (NNRC) in sending a letter to the Biden administration calling for an executive order to create a commission to study reparations. This letter, co-signed by 76 Japanese American and Asian American organizations, is a strong testament to the commitment of our communities toward the promise of racial reparations and the healing of our nation. | |
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San Diego JACL Monthly Virtual Community Dialogues with JACL Staff, Matt Weisbly! | |
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NCWNP District Youth Board Intergenerational Potluck! | |
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Call for Day Of Remembrance Events! | |
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As we're coming up on Day of Remembrance, JACL is once again asking all of our chapters and supporters to send us information on any events that you know of so that we can share it with the wider membership and Japanese American community! Please send any information you have on your DOR events, including date(s), times, any website/social links, and images/flyers you might have! We'll continually update the listing so if you currently only have some information and are still waiting on more, send us what you have and we can update the event page. The event page and calendar will be made available later. Send any program information you have to Education and Communications Coordinator, Matthew Weisbly at mweisbly@jacl.org | |
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Reminder! MPA Entertainment Law and policy Fellowship Apps Close DECEMBER 31! | | |
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Support the Twin Cities JACL with the Bridging the Generations Cookbook! | |
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The 75th Anniversary Bridging the Generations Cookbook is now available! This is a perfect holiday gift for you, your family and friends! This commemorative cookbook was written and published in honor of the Twin Cities Japanese American Citizens League’s 75th Anniversary. The title, Bridging the Generations, was chosen because the recipes in this book span generations of Japanese Americans: Issei, Nisei, Sansei, Yonsei, and Gosei. | |
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Amache National Historic Site is Looking for a Park Ranger - Site Manager | |
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Please note, the deadline to apply is December 19, or once NPS has received 50 applications, which may be before the deadline. If you have any questions about the position, please feel free to reach out to Stuart West (contact information below): - Stuart West, Group Superintendent
- Bent's Old Fort NHS, Capulin Volcano NM, Sand Creek Massacre NHS, Amache NHS
- stuart_west@nps.gov
- 719-383-5012 (o)
- 207-664-9234 (c)
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2023 JACL National Scholarship Applications Available Now! | |
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Scholarship Program guidelines, instructions, and applications have been posted on the JACL website, www.jacl.org, and can be accessed by clicking the “Youth” tab on the menu bar. You may also click the button below "To Learn More or Apply Click Here." Following previous years, the application forms for the scholarship program will be completely online. Freshman applications must be submitted directly by the applicant to National JACL through the online form no later than March 6, 2023, 11:59 p.m. Hawaiian Standard Time (HST). Applications for the non-freshman scholarship categories (undergraduate, graduate, law, creative/performing arts, and financial aid) are also to be sent directly by the applicant to National JACL through the online form no later than April 3, 2023, 11:59 p.m. Hawaiian Standard Time (HST). All those applying to the National JACL Scholarship Program must be a youth/student or individual member of the JACL; a couple/family membership held by a parent does NOT meet this requirement. Applicants must be enrolled in school in Fall 2023 in order to be eligible for a scholarship. If a student has received two National scholarship awards previously, they are no longer eligible to apply as the limit is two national awards per person. | |
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Manzanar Commitee Announces 8th Annual Sue Kunitomi Embrey Student Awards Program for K-12 Students | |
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Photo: Some of the winners of the Fifth Annual Manzanar Committee Student Awards Program. Photo by Jason Fujii/Manzanar Committee LOS ANGELES — On December 4, the Manzanar Committee announced their Eighth Annual Sue Kunitomi Embrey Student Awards Program, a creative works program in which K-12 students may submit essays, short stories, poetry, works of art, including drawings, collages, posters, and works involving technology, including animation, podcasts, movies, or videos.
Winning entrants will receive up to $100.00, and their work will be recognized during the Manzanar Pilgrimage and may be published in the Pilgrimage program, on the Manzanar Committee’s website (https://manzanarcommittee.org), in the Sue Kunitomi Embrey Student Awards printed program, and in the Manzanar Committee’s newsletter, the Manzanar Messenger. The Manzanar Committee will determine the final award amounts.
All submissions must be postmarked no later than February 23, 2023. Winners will be contacted shortly after that date.
Program information and application forms can be downloaded at:
https://manzanarcommittee.org/program-details-application | |
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Nikkeijin-Illinois at the Spurlock Musue | |
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In Nikkeijin Illinois, multifaceted stories of Japanese immigrants and their descendants are offered through the lens of former and current students, faculty, and staff of the University of Illinois. These dynamic histories provide meaning towards why understanding the past is important to the present. | |
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Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution | |
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| The Korematsu Institute will be hosting its first in-person Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution event to honor a civil rights hero. As well as the 40th anniversary of the coram nobis cases, the legal term for the U.S. Supreme Court cases of three Japanese Americans who challenged Executive Order 9066. The program will commemorate the heroes, legal teams of the cases and how they relate to civil rights, social justice, and advocacy. Looking at honoring the past, while taking action today through civics education and voting. The Korematsu Institute hopes you will join them! | |
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JACL Arizona Chapter - First Annual Essay Contest and Upcoming Korematsu Day | |
JACL-AZ held its 1st Annual Student Essay Challenge in 2021. It was the vision of one of our board members to provide students with the opportunity to study and develop excellent writing skills while learning about their heritage. HS topic: “What does it mean to be an American? Norm Mineta Legacy Project.” Elementary/Middle School topic: Share a story about a family hero or the heroes in your life. We are very proud of three students that won: Erika Germinario was our first-place winner in the HS division; Josh Tominaga was our 2nd place winner in the HS division. Ema Saliba was our first-prize winner in the 8th-grade division. In addition to their cash prizes, they each enjoyed creating a wonderful video about their individual feelings of excitement as they studied and wrote about their experience. (Videos available below to view) A celebration was held during Golden Week at the Japanese Friendship Garden this past April. Erika Germinario  Watch Here Joshua Tominaga  Watch Here Ema Saliba  Watch Here The families of each student are very proud and excited. There was an expression of gratitude and appreciation to JACL - AZ for everything members and volunteers do for the community and for inspiring the next generation! We were also happy to announce the 2nd Annual Essay Challenge recently. In memory of Norm Mineta, we continue to honor him in our essay challenge. High School students have the option of learning about the life of the distinguished career of Norm Mineta by visiting http://minetalegacyproject.com. HS Students also have the option to choose to write about Fred Korematsu and visit the Korematsu Institute at: https://korematsuinstitute.org to learn about Fred Korematsu, who challenged the constitutionality of Executive Order 9066. Arizona celebrates Fred Korematsu Day: Jan. 30, 2023. Essays due Feb. 3, 2023. Please note that essays must be anonymous for judging purposes.
Refer to https://bit.ly/JACL22Essay to apply and submit your essay. Deadline Feb 3, 2023, 11:59 PM
For more details, visit jaclaz.org. | |
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Ventura County JACL Upcoming Events | |
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JACL is hiring for a new position in the San Francisco National Headquarters Office! Director of Finance/CFO - Regular - 32 hours/week
- Location: San Francisco, CA (Hybrid/work from home schedule available)
- The Director of Finance/CFO is responsible for the financial health of the organization with an annual budget of $2 million and growing. JACL has a diverse source of revenues from membership dues, charitable contributions, corporate sponsorships and partners, annual convention, grants, and a newspaper with advertising revenue.
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